FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for November 09, 2018

oh, you were a big help, Peter, in your younger siblings’ predicament (good thing he didn’t chew the super gum)

Still, for Peter, that was actually a fairly logical suggestion. Stupid, but logical… for Peter.

I’m not sure there is a solution that does not involve pain!

As a youngster I used to pop large bubbles and get gum all over my face, in my hair and eyebrows etc. My aunt used to remove it with cigarette lighter fluid.

actually, ice water is one way used to get gum from hair. It hardens the gum and it becomes brittle. A better way is peanut butter. The oils break down the gum and it becomes a gooey mess that isn’t sticky. You can wash it out. Don’t know if either method will work on this super gum

One time in high school some kids sitting behind me in music class put a huge wad of gum in my hair, right at the top of my neck. I had waist-length hair and was devastated. When I got home, my grandmother sat me down, took some ice, and rubbed and rubbed and rubbed…and got every little bit of gum out. I shampooed and wore my hair down the next day so that they could see that they didn’t succeed. Their expressions when I walked into music class: priceless.

Cooking oil works pretty well, and doesn’t mess with your skin.

Quite the calendar

He’s not entirely wrong

“Wait! Let me get my camera…”

Okay, suggestion #2: Stick your head into the oven until the gum melts off.

Next up…Mom! She’ll shriek, but we’ll have to wait to find out if it’s with horror or laughter!